I SO agree! For many years, I've had a small slate on which I've written "Count Blessings. Choose Happy" ... because I believe we can daily choose to dwell on negatives or choose to be happy about our blessings. Thank you for reaffirming!

I wish I had written this! So many of your marvelous lines are my life, Sreeja. Here are just two: "Like still being the toddler in everything, leaving space to learnLike the trees around teaching how to be rooted"

Sreeja, I love this bright and positive outlook. There is so much joy, when our eyes and heart are open to it. Your feature will post on Monday at 12:30 p.m. US central time at poets united. Not sure when your time. See you There!

Like the million dollar smiles I see around in strangersLike the million dollar stories I read every dayLike the words I weave to make my existence meaningfulLike the paint I smear on canvas for pure ecstasy